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Puzzle #1858 · July 21, 2026

Wordle Answer for July 21, 2026

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #1858 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived July 21, 2026 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1858

Puzzle number
#1858
Date
July 21, 2026
Word length
Five letters
First letter
S
Last letter
L
NYT tester difficulty
2.2 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.5 attempts (easy), 3.8 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a noun.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with S.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the third position.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is SHILL. It's a noun that means A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.. Example: "carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes" Synonyms: shillaber, shiller. Forms: shills.

Repeated Letters

The letter 'L' is the one that appear more than once.

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